Forever Marshall Islands
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Forever Marshall Islands is the national anthem
of the Marshall Islands
. The lyrics were created by former President Amata Kabua
, and the music was created by Korean composer Gil Ok-yon. It was adopted in 1991.
It replaced the previous national anthem, .
Note: The brackets indicate substitute words that may or have been sung instead of the word in front of them.
Anthem
The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music , or more generally, a song of celebration, usually acting as a symbol for a distinct group of people, as in the term "national anthem" or "sports anthem".-Etymology:The word is derived from the Greek via Old English , a word...
of the Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...
. The lyrics were created by former President Amata Kabua
Amata Kabua
Amata Kabua was the first President of the Marshall Islands from 1979 to 1996 ....
, and the music was created by Korean composer Gil Ok-yon. It was adopted in 1991.
It replaced the previous national anthem, .
English lyrics
- My island (heart) lies o'er the ocean;
- Like a wreath of flowers upon the sea;
- With a (the) light of Maker from far above;
- Shining the with the brilliance of rays of life;
- Our Father's wondrous creation;
- Bequeathed to us, our Motherland;
- I'll never leave my dear home sweet home;
- God of our forefathers protect and bless forever Marshall Islands.
Note: The brackets indicate substitute words that may or have been sung instead of the word in front of them.
Marshallese lyrics
Lyrics in the Marshallese languageMarshallese language
The Marshallese language is a Malayo-Polynesian language of the Marshall Islands, and the principal language of the country...
External links
- Sheet musicSheet musicSheet music is a hand-written or printed form of music notation that uses modern musical symbols; like its analogs—books, pamphlets, etc.—the medium of sheet music typically is paper , although the access to musical notation in recent years includes also presentation on computer screens...
of the anthem (in PDF format) http://www.rmiembassyus.org/Government/anthem.pdf - Listen to an instrumental version of Forever Marshall Islands http://www.navyband.navy.mil/anthems/ANTHEMS/Marshall%20Islands%20.mp3 (mp3MP3MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
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